Robert Rantoul Jr.

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Robert Rantoul Jr. was a 19th-century American lawyer, politician, and reformer known for his advocacy of legal and social reforms, including opposition to capital punishment and the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
reformer
advocatedFor codification of laws
prison reform
reform of the jury system
birthDate 1805-08-13
birthPlace Beverly, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
burialPlace Central Cemetery, Beverly, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1852-08-07
deathPlace Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College

Harvard University
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Rantoul NERFINISHED
father Robert Rantoul Sr. NERFINISHED
fullName Robert Rantoul Jr. NERFINISHED
genre political speech
givenName Robert
knownFor advocacy of legal reform
advocacy of social reform
opposition to capital punishment
opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
movement American legal reform movement
notableWork speeches against capital punishment
speeches opposing the Fugitive Slave Act
occupation judge
lawyer
politician
reformer
participatedIn antislavery movement in the United States
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
United States Representative NERFINISHED
United States Senator
United States Senator from Massachusetts NERFINISHED
United States district attorney for the District of Massachusetts
member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
member of the Massachusetts Senate
religion Unitarianism
residence Beverly, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
spouse Jane Elizabeth Woodbury NERFINISHED
workLocation Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED

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